Planning a Fishing Trip to Canada

If you are looking for a fun adventure or wilderness type of vacation, you might consider a guided fishing trip in the Canadian wilderness. A few of my friends and family have taken trips like this to Canada , and they have all come back raving about the trip and passing around photos of the impressive scenery. For every one of them, it is definitely a trip they will remember for the rest of their lives.

For these guided fishing trips to Canada, you usually stay in a cabin and fish for your food every day. You are pretty far out, not near civilization at all, but you are with a guide the entire time so you are not at risk for getting lost. Of course, you would have to really like fish, and not mind killing your own food, in order for this trip to be fun for you. I wouldn’t recommend it for vegetarians, even if you do eat fish, for instance — it’s quite a different experience to actually see a fish killed, cleaned, and cooked than to order it at a restaurant or throw a few fillets in the oven.

Another thing you will most likely be doing a lot of is hiking. Fishing isn’t going to take every minute of every day, and since you are surrounded by beautiful scenery, why not take advantage of it? There will be plenty of terrain to hike over, and you are sure to get some amazing pictures that your friends will really envy when you get back. Just make certain you bring a high-megapixel digital camera with several data storage cards, so that you can as many high-quality photos as you want!

If fishing isn’t your thing, there are plenty of other things to do in Canada, including other wilderness tours if you do like hiking and taking photographs. For more ideas on what to do, check out this blog post: Top 10 Things to do in Canada now that the Olympics are Over .

Gairloch, and the Northwestern Coast of Scotland

The city of Gairloch, Scotland sits on the incredible northwestern coast.  This is one of the locations in the country that offer a bit of all that the Scottish Highlands has to offer.  This city has strong ties throughout history to the sea, and has a diverse coastline from sandy beaches to rocky crags and cliffs.  Many smaller islands sit off the coast and located inland are many lakes and ponds.  This is a hikers paradise, as well as anyone interested in the art of landscape photography, and the mountain ranges are spectacular, views like no where else in the world.  The famous harbor of Gairloch is located in Charlestown, close to many Gairloch hotels and various other points of interest in the regions.  The Gairloch Golf course is located close to the harbor and sits along the beach-side.  There are two beautiful churches from which the Free Church offers some of the most scenic points of view surrounding Gairloch.

The Gairloch Heritage Museum sits north of the city, alongside the Gairloch Lake in Strath.  The museum has garnered awards for the vastness of the content and for the approach the curators have taken in setting up the exhibits.  This is where the commercial district in Gairloch is located and where many travel to purchase from the variety of boutiques and shops.  There are many smaller bed and breakfasts located in Strath , and campsites as well.  These sit atop a hill that sits just close to the road that runs along the coast, so parking is easily assessable and one need not travel far in order to be surrounded by marvelous coastal views .  One of the most popular activities when traveling through this region of the Highlands, are the cruises that take place in the Atlantic Ocean.  These are ventures out into the world of the whales, dolphins and other marine life, just one more incredible photo opportunity.  There are many chances to see these giant creatures up close, along with sharks, porpoises and a variety of rare and beautiful bird-life.  This is one of the areas of Scotland that those who find themselves in nature will love and cherish.

High Hedges in Sydney

The so-called ‘Spite-Hedges’ are becoming an increasingly tall feature of the Sydney. I’ve found that these tall hedges manage to block out the sun and the view. Right now, there’s nothing I can do about it. There apparently are no regulations when it comes to governing the height of hedges. There are governing rules for the height of building, for the height of walls, but nothing for the height of hedges. Luckily, when I visited a friend staying at a Luxury Sydney Hotel, he introduced me to some high ranking people in government.

They actually told me that they are currently reviewing this absurd anomaly. In 1998 the Law Reform Commission recommended that severe loss of sunlight or a view should be grounds for action under the Trees Act (Disputes Between Neighbors). Unfortunately, they told me, it seems that recommendation was ignored. But, they also told me not to give up hope because the Attorney General is currently reviewing this matter and accepting submissions until the end of February.

After my synchronistic meeting, it found one submission already lodged to the Attorney General was by a woman saying she designed and built her storey home about 15 years ago keeping in mind that she will receive the maximum winter sun. She put a large window in facing the north. But, that her northern neighbors have planted Leylandii trees forming a dense hedge which are currently higher than her the two storey unit and has completely blocked the winter sun. I managed to find a few more submission with similar complaints.

From what I read, it seems that many people grow hedges to spite their neighbors, often as revenge because they objected to a development application. They have purposely planted hedges that can grow as high as 30 meters. I do hope my neighbors will not be revengeful when they find out that I will submit to the AG about their ridiculously high hedges. Don’t get me wrong, the hedges are very beautiful, some are even artistically trimmed, but there needs to be a limit on their height.